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1400126

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Voting Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the petition submitted by MyRight2Vote, Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation, and Restoration of Human Rights Zimbabwe to the Prime Minister on 2 December 2021, what assessment they have made of the disallowance of Zimbabweans to vote in elections from outside of the country; and what representations they plan to make to the government of Zimbabwe to protect the democratic rights of its displaced peoples.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL5104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of the petition submitted by the groups MyRight2Vote, Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation, and Restoration of Human Rights Zimbabwe. The onus is on the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure that all citizens have the ability to vote in line with the constitution, section 67 of which states that &quot;Every Zimbabwean citizen above 18 years has the right to vote secretly in elections&quot;. However, the UK continues to urge the Zimbabwean Government to fulfil their own constitution and their commitments to reform electoral laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 13/01/2022 17:06:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1400138

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, in response to the petition highlighting the disenfranchisement of around five million Zimbabweans in the diaspora, which was presented at 10 Downing Street by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation on 2 December 2021.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL5134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of the petition submitted by the groups MyRight2Vote, Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation, and Restoration of Human Rights Zimbabwe. The onus is on the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure that all citizens have the ability to vote in line with the constitution, section 67 of which states that &quot;Every Zimbabwean citizen above 18 years has the right to vote secretly in elections&quot;. However, the UK continues to urge the Zimbabwean Government to fulfil their own constitution and their commitments to reform electoral laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 13/01/2022 17:13:49 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1401531

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Ventilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of CO2 monitors offered to youth clubs; and what proportion of those monitors are still to be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	100626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The department has now delivered over 353,000 CO2 monitors to over 99% of eligible maintained schools, further education colleges, and the majority of early years providers. Special schools and alternative provision education providers were prioritised, given their higher than average number of vulnerable pupils. Deliveries to these providers are now complete. Final deliveries to providers will be made shortly.</p><p>All education providers should receive approximately one CO2 monitor per two teaching rooms. The monitors are portable and so they can be moved around to test their full estate. Feedback from education providers is that they are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in the majority of settings, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.</p><p>The private sector is autonomous, and it is up to individual providers to decide on whether they want to purchase CO2 monitors. There is no mandate from government to do so. Youth clubs were not included in the rollout of CO2 monitors as youth clubs are autonomous and able to determine their own arrangements to keep young people and staff as safe as possible.</p><p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has emphasised the importance of ventilation and had supplied guidance to education providers on ventilation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 100625 100627 question first answered 13/01/2022 16:31:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1401406

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: Overseas Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to encourage firms to divest from sister companies of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau, in response to reports alleging that HSBC has facilitated investment in Xinjiang Tianye Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	100631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of measures to help ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations against the Uyghurs or other minorities. We have introduced new guidance for UK businesses on the risks of doing business in Xinjiang - supported by a programme of Ministerial engagement - and announced enhanced export controls, as well as a commitment to introduce financial penalties for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act. Our overseas business risk guidance makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in Xinjiang, and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making investment decisions.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 13/01/2022 16:36:45 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1388109

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a definition of sustainably sourced in relation to wood burning in domestic appliances.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	93692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Sustainability in relation to wood burning for domestic appliances varies depending on the appliance. The sustainability requirement for fuel used in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which support biomass boilers and pellet stoves used for heating and hot water for domestic properties, includes a greenhouse gas emissions limit and specific land criteria. These requirements are set out in the RHI regulations through the obligation for ‘approved sustainable fuel’ to be used in domestic RHI accredited installations. There is no specific sustainability requirement for fuel for other domestic appliances such as traditional open fires or wood burning stoves.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/01/2022 14:45:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1400436

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	West Africa: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) estimate she has made of the number of people at risk of food insecurity (i) in the Central Sahel region and (ii) across West Africa during (A) the 2021 lean season and (B) the 2022 lean season, and (b) steps she is taking to ensure that adequate nutritional support will be available during the 2022 lean season.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	98904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>According to the Cadre Harmonise, which analyses current and projected food and nutrition situations across West Africa, over 8.1 million people in the Central Sahel are expected to face severe food insecurity during the 2022 lean season. This is a 25% increase compared to 2021. Across West Africa the Cadre Harmonise estimates that 35.8 million people are expected to face severe food insecurity during the 2022 lean season, a 23% increase compared to 2021.</p><p>The UK is a major humanitarian donor in the region and continues to support the humanitarian response in the Sahel and West Africa. We are working with partners to address urgent food insecurity, respond to severe acute malnutrition, and provide basic life-saving assistance to conflict-affected people. Examples of UK support include: contributing towards feeding 1.7 million people in Nigeria, providing 400,000 children and 84,000 pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria with nutrition support in 2021; providing life-saving assistance to 10.5 million people across the G5 Sahel since (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Mauritania) since 2019; and providing humanitarian assistance including nutrition services and health treatment for children in Cameroon.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 13/01/2022 15:32:46 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1400337

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government has made available for local authorities to support wedding industry businesses and those in the supply chain for that sector that have been affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
	tabling member printed	Paul Howell
	uin	99089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant provides local councils with one-off grant funding to support  hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in England.  Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-the-omicron-hospitality-and-leisure-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-the-omicron-hospitality-and-leisure-grant</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) provides local councils with grant funding to support businesses that are severely impacted by coronavirus and the rise of the Omicron variant, which are not eligible for other grant funding. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-the-coronavirus-additional-restrictions-grant" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-youre-eligible-for-the-coronavirus-additional-restrictions-grant</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 15:30:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 42835 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1400364

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the floor area of his Department's estate was in each year from 2010-11 to 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	99111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The floor area of the Office of the Secretary of Wales’ estate between 2010-11 to 2020-21 was</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reporting period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Net Internal Floor Area (m2) *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010: 31/12//10</strong></p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011: 01/01/11</strong></p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012: 01/01/12</strong></p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013: 01/01/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> The floor area is taken from the “State of the Estate Reports” which are laid in Parliament and provide an annual summary of the central government estate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 13/01/2022 10:17:01 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1401235

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Virgin Care: Somerset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of NHS commissioning services from Virgin Care, what assessment he has made of the potential reduction in services provided by Virgin Care across Somerset following its purchase by Twenty20 Healthcare; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	100755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England and the local clinical commissioning group are ensuring that safe, high quality services are commissioned to meet the needs of their residents.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/01/2022 16:01:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1399773

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to encourage non-UK military personnel who are leaving the UK Armed Forces and who wish to remain in the UK to apply for residency for their families before their service ends.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	98291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Applying to Settle in the UK is a personal choice and some non-UK families will already have Settled status before the Service Person leaves the military. The MOD works closely with our non-UK personnel to make sure that they and their families are aware of how they can attain settlement in the UK, should they wish to do so.</p><p>We keep our personnel guidance under regular review and as part of that ongoing process we update non-UK content, from the point of recruitment, including information on recruitment websites, right through Service life. In addition, through the Armed Forces Covenant Trust, a further immigration advisor has also been employed by the Army Families Federation to help deal with their casework.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/01/2022 14:10:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon